Chapter 932: Big Data Analysis, Deeper Purpose

"I have discovered the open interface of the Mythallar!"

This single sentence was enough to make Bailun extremely surprised; he had conducted in-depth research on the Mythallar data that Ilfaren provided under the pretext of compensating Lander.

The Mythallar, this supreme technique of Elven Magic, was almost impossible to find for those who did not understand the mysteries of the Mythallar, even if the interface was open.

But now, Xia Duo had found it, and he seemed quite certain about it; how could this not make him feel surprised!

"Lord Xia Duo, could you tell me about the process of your discovery?" Bailun asked curiously.

Xia Duo would certainly not say that he had seen Mythallar-related data in the 【Projection Plane: Underdark】; although he did not know the technical details, the connection methods always left traces to follow.

Even less could he say that he had manifested and brought back a Mythallar key shaped like a miniature scepter from the Projection Plane!

Although the Mythallar corresponding to that Mythallar key was merely a micro-Mythallar used to protect a small library, and it had almost no functional similarities to the Mythallar here.

But the inspiration it brought to Xia Duo was not small at all; at least the open interface of the Mythallar here had been found by him.

After a moment of thought, Xia Duo already knew how to answer, "Master Bailun, I finally discovered that there exists an open interface on the Second Layer of the Magic Weave similar to those used by Magic Items to link with the user themselves by comparing the arrangement details of the Magic Net Strings here. I feel that it might connect to the control core of the Mythallar."

Next, Xia Duo explained in detail how he compared the arrangement details of massive amounts of Magic Net Strings under different internal and external Magic Net environments; this was purely manual labor!

If it were an ordinary Mage, perhaps they could also obtain the same answer by accumulating manpower to collect and analyze a large amount of data.

But as long as one had someone like Xia Duo who possessed super memory capabilities, they could "cache" a large amount of information in their consciousness for real-time comparison, and then conduct an overall inductive analysis; a single person was enough to complete a task that would require a large number of ordinary Mages to collaborate on.

To use words from Earth, at this moment, Xia Duo already possessed big data analysis capabilities at the level of thought, and the memory acting as a "cache" here was crucial.

Without powerful memory, he would be unable to perform real-time comparisons of large amounts of information in his consciousness simultaneously; if he could not do it simultaneously, he would need to use time to make up for it.

Theoretically, these tasks could also be completed by a single ordinary Mage, it was just that the time required would be very difficult to estimate.

By the same token, any big data analysis on Earth could be done by a single human in any relevant field, but it was still that same problem: efficiency and time.

Of course, if not for those gains from the 【Projection Plane: Underdark】, Xia Duo would really only be able to brute-force compare that nearly endless data, which would be impossible to complete in a short time.

Guidance and inspiration were very important, allowing him to avoid nearly 99 percent of useless work; this probably also confirmed that famous quote from Earth: "One percent inspiration is more important."

Regarding this simple and crude method of Xia Duo's, Bailun could not help but laugh; he had never thought that a Mythallar could be discovered and cracked in such a way!

Based on Xia Duo's method, he even thought that if one could analyze all the details of the Magic Net Strings within the range of the Mythallar, then the Mythallar would have no secrets at all!

But the workload of this cracking method was extremely vast, so vast that it far exceeded human imagination; perhaps only gods had such capabilities!

From this perspective, did this Lord Xia Duo not possess the potential of a god?

Bailun thought of the matter that Seventon and even the entire Netheril had been busy with recently, and the look he cast at Xia Duo changed once again.

"Lord Xia Duo, I didn't expect you to come up with such a method, and you even succeeded; it really exceeded my expectations!"

"I only did a little repetitive work; it cannot compare to your extraordinary Wisdom, Master!" Xia Duo said modestly.

Habitual self-deprecation had become his instinct, stemming from his upbringing in his hometown; of course, self-deprecation aside, he was still quite proud in his heart to be able to surprise a Great Arcanist like this.

It was human nature, and Xia Duo could not avoid it, nor did he reject it; if a person lost these emotions, they could not be called human. As long as it did not interfere with normal cognition and conduct, it was not unacceptable to use it as an occasional adjustment.

"Just a little?"

Bailun did not delve into this question, but spoke of his own findings, "First, this is indeed Maihete Lake, not another world; there is no doubt about this."

"Secondly, it is the issue of time and space. This problem is very complex. Simply put, this place is similar to a large-scale breeding water area with Time Acceleration. As long as the Mythallar is not lifted, Murlocs will continuously surge out of Maihete Lake. If left unchecked, it is not impossible for them to fill the Narrow Sea!"

Maihete Lake led north all the way to the Narrow Sea. When Xia Duo was in Seventon, he had gazed at the Narrow Sea from afar and had also cast a Scrying spell, wanting to see the other side of the Narrow Sea.

But unfortunately, he could not do it; it was not that it was completely impossible, but that the Perception Field could not project too far away.

If one only observed from a high-altitude perspective, theoretically one could see the opposite shore, but clouds and water vapor were the greatest obstacles to the field of vision.

According to the records in certain travelogues, taking a boat north from Seventon at full speed (straight line, tailwind, and rowing) would take a full day and night to reach the opposite shore.

This seemed like a short time, but it was already half the distance from the Nan Jing to the Rodney Territory at the southernmost end of the Core Area. It was just that the inland rivers were winding, making it difficult to sail at full speed, and one could not sail at night, which was why it took nearly two months.

As an inland sea, the Narrow Sea was actually not "narrow"; at least it was much wider than the Yangtze River in Xia Duo's hometown. Xia Duo's home was not far from the river, and he could often see the Yangtze River, so he had a deep feeling about this.

If the Murlocs could be numerous enough to fill the Narrow Sea, then this quantity would be off the charts!

Somehow, Xia Duo suddenly thought of Resident Evil; with such a massive quantity, it was not impossible for special, powerful zombie individuals similar to those in Earth's films and television to be bred.

Thinking of this, he could not help but ask: "Elves also live on the Main Plane; don't they worry about the Murlocs getting out of control?"

However, as soon as this question was asked, he felt it was a bit naive. There was almost no conflict in living space between Elves and Murlocs; one was in the forest, the other in the water, not to mention that the first to bear the brunt was Netheril, not the more distant Elven Nations.

Of course, if one thought deeper, being able to cause such a thing, the Elven mastermind behind the scenes might not lack corresponding means of control. (It was highly likely to be Elves, with Keman being the prime suspect; Xia Duo and Bailun both tacitly assumed this.)

This again reminded Xia Duo of his previous speculation that the water plants might be some kind of special neural fibers. As for going deeper, he lacked too much information to speculate.

But Xia Duo realized that the Murloc Tide might not really be a Murloc Tide, and it might not really be intended to cause trouble in Netheril, or causing trouble might not be the primary goal.

Perhaps the mastermind behind the scenes was hiding an even deeper purpose.